Lately, I loathe moving parts. If you buy a 10 disc DVD player, odds are it will break before a single disc player would. We go through a DVD player every 3-6 months, more because of a 3 year old that tries to turn a single disc player into 10, thinks it resembles a toaster and has lately discovered screwdrivers and the notion of fixing the unbroken.
The automobile is the ultimate collection of moving parts. Perhaps by consequence, it is the single greatest money sink for consumers besides credit.
Unfortunately it seems that solid state devices are trending towards the disposable, while things with moving parts at best move towards componentization. This lets you swap out parts as service, but the parts cost more and greater systems expertise is required.
Anyway, short moving parts.
